Phaedra Models

[Green Dragon]

Damn that looks good!
Hey Duncan, did you by any chance flog a Fujimi Cutlass on ebay? I bid on one from an "overkiller" but lost it coz I nodded off in front of the Computer!

Paul Harrison

[PR19_Kit]

That's a lovely looking aeroplane Duncan and an impressive kit as well. I can't wait to see it after it's been 'Overkilled'. 

Possibly just ASKING for a serious thread drift, but why didn't they put it into production?

[rickshaw]

That's a lovely looking aeroplane Duncan and an impressive kit as well. I can't wait to see it after it's been 'Overkilled'. 

Possibly just ASKING for a serious thread drift, but why didn't they put it into production?

Combination of cost and politics.  The engine was a US one and more expensive than a French developed one.  Politics because it came at a bad time with France having just withdrawn from NATO.  De Gaulle didn't want to be charged the exorbitant prices that the US Government wanted to for the newly developed TF-30 turbofan engine.  The French Air Force also decided (or had it decided for them) that their needs had changed and a smaller, cheaper interceptor F.1 was wanted - which coincidently also used a French engine.

[Thorvic]

Nice service, although why are Dassault providing duff info on their website ? 

So sending them the F2 drawings scaled correctly 

[Freightdog862]

The sizing issue was a big worry when I did the P.1154 with Anigrand, seeing as we did not have a full set of actual plans. The SR.53 and 177 were much easier as they had hard copies of Barry Hygates drawings to work with. I feel for Patrice on this one, but good that Anigrand will fix it for him. The metal pitot is good to, the one on my SR.53 is oversize and I spoke to guys from Master at SMW about using them on later kits.

Colin   

[kitnut617]

The sizing issue was a big worry when I did the P.1154 with Anigrand, seeing as we did not have a full set of actual plans.
Colin   

I wonder where Maintrack (now Whirlybird) got their sizes from then Colin ?  Have you compared your kit to one of those yet ?

[Freightdog862]

We had the dims, and managed to get various section drawings sized correctly to 1/72nd, scribbled with notes of what bit needed changing and tweaking thanks to Mike Pryce. I was kindly loaned the Maintrack vacs from Geoff and Martin, the RAF one underside shape is very poor, and the RN includes a fir amount of guesswork, but they work out roughly the same overall size. It woulds have been so much easier to use one set of plans!

Colin

[Supertom]

Russ, your PLAAF stuff is fantastic!  Love that stuff.  Anyway these kits are bit rich for my wallet, which is too bad as I really like the Ye-152s.